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Make Knec a trusted agency that assesses success, not failure of learners

Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) office at Mitihani House, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The ongoing public discourse surrounding the recently unveiled Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results demands a broader conversation on the direction of competency measurement at different learning levels.

Amid claims ranging from technical issues with the shortcode to alleged discrepancies in scoring and aggregation, it is crucial to scrutinise the veracity of these assertions from three distinct perspectives.

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